UPDATED: Gov.: Two students dead, 12 other people wounded in Kentucky high school shooting

[DonViejo]

Last edited Tue Jan 23, 2018, 03:34 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: The Washington Post




By Moriah Balingit and Sarah Larimer January 23 at 1:50 PM

Two students were killed and 12 other people were wounded during a shooting at a Kentucky high school, the state’s governor said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

Gov. Matt Bevin said the suspected shooter, a 15-year-old boy, was apprehended at the scene and will face murder and attempted murder charges. The victims include a 15-year-old girl, pronounced dead at the high school, and a 15-year-old boy, who died at a hospital. Bevin said 12 other people were shot.

In his tweet, Bevin called the shooting at Marshall County High School “tragic” and said a suspect was in custody. “Tragic shooting at Marshall County HS . . . Shooter is in custody, one confirmed fatality, multiple others wounded . . . Much yet unknown . . . Please do not speculate or spread hearsay,” he tweeted. “Let’s let the first responders do their job and be grateful that they are there to do it for us…”

In another statement posted to Twitter, Bevin again called for support, not speculation about what happened.


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2018/01/23/kentucky-governor-1-dead-in-school-shooting-multiple-others-wounded

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The Original OP:

One dead after shooting at a high school in Kentucky: governor

ERIC W. DOLAN
23 JAN 2018 AT 09:41 ET

A school in Kentucky has been placed on lockdown after a shooting.

The incident took place at Marshall County High School in Benton. “There is a heavy police presence and ambulances on the scene,” according to local news outlet WPSD.

Kentucky’s governor Matt Bevin said one person was killed and the shooter is in custody.

Link to tweet

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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/shooting-reported-high-school-kentucky/

[Turbineguy]

1. "Lets let the first responders do their job and be grateful that they are there to do it for us..."

OK. It's a tweet. You don't always have the time to think this through.

[Paladin]

14. How about offering advance thank-yous to first responders.....

.....for their presence at the next, oh, say, twenty school shootings that take place in the U.S.A., without jack shit being done about it?

Nothing to do but keep your head low, and pray that none of your loved-ones are victims.

[mobeau69]

2. Thoughts and prayers.

[JDC]

3. Yep, downplay gun violence, celebrate responders instead

We are a sick society

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yes exactly, let's ignore the fact America is a violent country

where children are not safe going to school.

[chelsea0011]

4. Not long before every school installs metal detectors at the entrances.

Going to school will be like getting on a plane.

[Irish_Dem]

6. I was thinking the same thing.

What kind of society have we become when it is not safe for children
to go to school?

[justhanginon]

8. An NRA society fostered by the greedy money driven whores in congress.

[Irish_Dem]

9. An NRA funded by the Russian mob.

Yes we live in a violent, greedy, corrupt society.

[chelsea0011]

10. We go great lengths to protect a couple of hundred people from getting on a plane safely and I am

not so sure a national policy won't be suggested sometime in the short future for schools because our leaders simply have no guts to do anything else that may matter. And with millions of guns already in out country, what could they do? a new holiday called National Melt Down Day might help.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Yes there is no money or will to make America safer.

Congress is focused on keeping themselves rich and in power.

[moriah]

27. We had metal detectors in Little Rock in the 90s, admittedly the wavy wands.

They tried really hard to push for only clear or net backpacks but they were so flimsy parents revolted, but yes, packs searched daily and wanding was daily life.

Re-edit: no, not because of Jonesboro, had my dates wrong

[Bayard]

5. Couldn't think of where this is

Looks like close to Paducah, western side of the state. Don't hear of anything happening over there too often.

One dead, five injured.

[MichMary]

13. Paducah

was one of several towns that had a school shooting right around the time of Columbine.

[negoldie]

12. Let first responders do their job

Right. I'll praise the first responders on one hand while I cut the budget for those same first responders in my annual budget. Lying no good sorry ass fucker. Btw guns had nothing to do with the incident. Please look the other way.

[Grins]

15. "Lets let the first responders do their job..."

First responders? We don't need no first responders! Why weren't those kids armed?

[Tobin S.]

16. "One dead after shooting at a high school in Kentucky," governor says.

Or just,

One dead after shooting at a high school in Kentucky

Why do they have to muck up those headlines like that? The way they have it, it sounds as if the governor was the one who was shot at the school.

[KG]

17. yay, guns.

the 2A makes america suck

[MyOwnPeace]

18. Hey, wait!

Isn't it "TOO SOON" for us to be discussing this?

I'm sure our outstanding Repug leadership will let us know when it's OK.

[maxsolomon]

23. Its never too soon for Thoughtsandprayers.

In fact, I'm sending some out now for the next victims.

Discussing Militia Regulation? Never is the only right time.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

19. Source for news on this event.

See: http://www.kfvs12.com/category/99580/home-state-kentuckytenn

This is near Kentucky Lake and Land Between the Lakes Park. Shooter has been apprehended.
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McConnell is in trouble in KY, offering thoughts but no prayers, LOL.

(Twitter snip)
Leader McConnell
@SenateMajLdr

Closely tracking reports of the tragedy in Benton, #Kentucky at Marshall County High School and my thoughts are with the students, teachers, faculty, and the entire community. Thank you to the first responders who continue to put themselves in harm's way to protect others.
10:28 AM - Jan 23, 2018

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Hypocrisy! McConnell and Bevin and their wrecking crews continue to defund and deregulate the very foundations of government that can prevent this type of crime.

[Guilded Lilly]

28. Considering McConnell and his anti-humanity party of bastard thugs ...

CREATED that harm’s way, that’s a pretty damn
Bullshit tweet.

[bronxiteforever]

20. Needs updating

[marble falls]

21. Someone's parents need to be arrested, too. If they didn't know he had a weapon: why didn't ....

they know???

[Floyd R. Turbo]

22. Hey! Thats the price of freedom!

[Nac Mac Feegle]

24. I wonder why?

Why are we having all these incidents of student shootings?

It's too easy an answer that "It's the guns". Why do these kids feel the need to grab a gun?

What is the cause?

Bullying?

Love triangle?

Grade performance pressure?

'Suicide by cop' attempt?

Frustration that aggravates underlying issues in a system that has been under funded for more than a generation?

We're seeing the symptom, what is the disease?

There are too many "easy answers". Easy answers are almost invariably wrong.

We have to look behind the headlines, the momentary tragedy, to find out what is really wrong.

It won't be easy, and it may be frightening, but it has to be done.

[Kaleva]

25. The rise in mass shootings in school coincides with the rise in mass shootings elsewhere

Find the answer or answers to one and you'll have the answers for the other.

History of school shootings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States#1900s

[doc03]

26. A handgun? What kind of handgun he have to shoot 14 people? Had to be

a semi-auto with at least a 14 round magazine.

[hatrack]

29. Ah, Pukes, doing what they do best at times like these . . .

[Blue_Tires]

30. The price of freedom...